@Thomas O'Reilly, Saturday, 17 September 2016 2:01:53 PM

"I totally agree with Hockey's mention of those who have a sense of ENTITLEMENT but who are actually LEANERS upon the public purse provided by the Taxpayers of this country. Past and present.

The problem I have is that the current Political lunacy in this nation is targeting the wrong leaners who are GOUGING the system with their RORTS and their FRAUD upon the Taxpayers..."

I am much inclined to agree Thomas, and suspect that you might be referring (inter alia) to that well-known lurk of "Privatizing Profits And Socializing Losses".

If that is so, then another way of putting that is: Leaning in the "right" direction.

See for example: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/privatizing-profits-and-socializing-losses.asp

Oh, hello Craig. Long time no see. If I remember correctly, you don't like white people either, just like your friend Thomas O'Reilly. But I think that you are more discriminating in your racism though, aren't you Craig? It's just old white men you despise.

When it comes to sneery one liners, two can play at that game, Craig.

Personally, I prefer reasoned arguments, but I think that is beyond most trendy lefties. Binoy Kampmark's article is about Australian "tribalism." Naturally, Binoy would never consider trendy lefties as a tribe. Nor would he consider the Australian bureaucrat tribe (with himself a prominent member), supporting the right of other Australian bureaucrats in his tribe, to well paid, plum UN jobs in New York, to be a conflict of interest.

Trendy lefties love big government, Craig. I think that the reason for that is because most of them work in the public service. They think that any social problem can be solved if you throw enough taxpayer money at it. But if throwing heaps of taxpayer money at the problem is not fixing the problem, then reason for that is because you are not throwing enough taxpayer money at it. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, their own particular wages, pension plans, and superannuation plans continue to grow.

Are you in the Public Service yourself?

You seem to be confused LEGO. Your little friends are the ones over in that dungheap in the corner.

Another deep, insightful, well reasoned post by Craig Minns.

I am glad you are on the trendy lefty side, Craig.

Aha, so my darling attention-seeking LEGO has got the working class, lowly bogan, redneck chip on his shoulder?

That should mean then that I'm the real 'deplorable' elitist moralising high brow uber intelligent academic dipstick latte swilling watermelon leftist socialist union loving commie bastard in a suede suit trying to steal all his hard earned cash and left over wheat bix he has worked so hard for out under the burning midday sun all his life... while I am the parasite sucking the lifeblood from all the good hard working people of the 'burbs and the country towns.

The nym 'LEGO', kinda brings a new bright colourful aspect to the notions from that old classic 'as thick as brick'.

I really don't mind if you sit this one out, but I really like Jethro Tull.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YvBpW0ksE-k :-)
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Wow LEGO, you really did hit a nerve there with Thomas O'Reilly. So much so he actually used intelligent & academic adjacent in a sentence, proving he doesn't have a clue.

I guess it must be because of the rapid expansion of the university sector that there are just so many incompetents in academia today. I certainly don't remember quite so many total fools there back when I was doing my BSc. Of course I did not have much to do with the idiots doing arts & humanities. They spent so much time marching for some cause, blocking city streets, we rarely saw them on campus.

In fact most of the academics were reasonably smart, even if a bit inclined to be rather fond of unearned entitlements. Obviously it is the latter that has been carried forward as a tradition today.